Where does “livingless” come from?

livingless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

livingless (English): Without a living

Definitions

  1. Without a living

Ancestry of “livingless”, step by step

livingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus

via English living

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlivingpresent participle of live; Having life; alive;...
2Middle Englishlivynge
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les